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Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands
Preparatory Process
The GEF in partnership with FAO, UNEP, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and other partners, has provided resources to catalyse an international undertaking in supporting a Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project to develop and test an effective assessment methodology for land degradation in drylands.
The LADA Secretariat is hosted by FAO:
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/lada/

Agriculture, Land and Desertification - Report of the Secretary-General
UN, 2001. E/CN.17/2001/PC/13
Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as task manager for chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment Programme as task manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United Nations agencies and international organizations and major groups.

Preserving our common ground - UNCCD 10 years on
UNCCD, 2004.
ISBN 92-95043-00-6.
The 10th anniversary publication of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Global Deserts Outlook
UNEP, 2006.
ISBN: 9280727222.
The Global Deserts Outlook presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world's deserts : their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural resources. The report provides a balanced picture of deserts as ecosystems which form a special part of the world's natural and cultural heritage, and not simply as land that is the end result of the process of desertification. Few places on earth contain a richer collection of natural adaptations to the environment.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa
UNEP, 1997.
ISBN: 9280714864
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a major achievement of the international community. Stemming from the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Convention is an innovative document, which breaks new ground in international environmental law.
http://www.unccd.int/convention/menu.php
Available from Earthprin

World Atlas Desertification
UNEP, 1997. 182p.
ISBN: 0340691662
Available on Earthprint